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It was rather obvious Mercedes have given Bottas a lesser car in order to keep him away from Hamilton and stop all the drama in the races.

This way they can continue to get 1-2 finishes all season with no risk of the cars taking each other out. Make one faster than the other and put the good parts on Hamiltons car.

It is all very apparent after this last race.

Mercedes has stolen a page out of the Red Bull play book.